[CindyDawg]

I agree. I'm really not complaining. Well, maybe a little. I need more challenges. Cones are starting to bore me. I'm playing with the hoops and putting them on her ears:') I'm not quiet ready for trail boogies yet though. She said something about poles.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

You may be surprised that the trail boogies do not boogie her. I've discovered numerous times that the things we think should spook a horse don't.

Yesterday a deer bounded across the trail not 20 foot ahead of me, Harley saw it, but did no more then prick his ears up, and watch it disappear into the woods. A while later we were going down another trail and I saw a tire laying at the side. I have tires laying all over the arena, he has seen plenty of them, as we approached it I felt him tighten up and as we came close he went sideway's:) Silly horse. You just never know.

As SL was once a trail horse she will probably do fine with the things that you would normally find on trail.

Becky

[CindyDawg]

Well, I'm off to the dentist :'(

[FrogInABlender]

...I'm not quiet ready for trail boogies yet though...

I had some "trail boogies" this past weekend when Grace and I were riding by ourselves. I know we spooked up at least 2 deer, maybe more, and they went crashing off through the woods. I never saw them, but we sure as heck heard them. She 'bout jumped out from under me both times. She kept seeing "Killer Logs" too, but she relaxed after about the first 50. I need to ride her by herself like that a lot more. When we're by ourselves, I feel more comfortable about stopping and correcting problems when they happen, rather than worrying about holding the group up and just going on.